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Madison, WI vs Rugby, ND

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Highlights
- Rugby spends 14.9% less per student than Madison.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.5% lower in Rugby than in Madison. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rugby had 2.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Madison
 Madison, WIRugby, NDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,013$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,473  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,383$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2344573
 Students per Counselor415  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Madison    78 Reviews

Unfortunately, a number of these reviews are politically based. Madison remains the only shining star in Wisconsin’s economy. The economy is broadly based, with  More

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Have been living in Madison for almost 3 years. It’s very safe, ppl generally friendly and for a town of its size it has fair number of good restaurants and interesting  More

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Lacks balance and zero accountability.   More

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Reviews for Rugby    2 Reviews

I've lived here for 10 years now, longer than I thought I would. I also thought I was moving to Minot when I moved to this state. My husband got settled here a few  More

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The City recently defaulted on a $5 million USDA loan jointly with the county on a local prison. In addition, the City is planning a $5 million street project financed  More

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